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‘I’m fighting for my community,’ says Miss South Africa’s first transgender contestant
JOHANNESBURG — The first transgender contestant in South Africa’s national beauty pageant, 24-year-old Lehlogonolo Machaba hopes she will inspire greater acceptance of the LGBTQI community. Machaba, a fashion model, is